Sam Hanks

Sam Hanks is an American Formula 1 driver with 9 race starts from 1950 to 1957, 1 win, 0 pole positions, 4 podiums and 20 championship points.

Hanks's first start was the 1950 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, from 25th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The first win came at the 1957 Indianapolis 500 for Epperly, in the 9th start, from 13th on the grid. The best season was 1957: 8th in the championship with 8 points, 1 win and 1 podium, for Epperly. The longest team-mate pairing was with Johnnie Parsons, 8 races: Hanks finished ahead 4 times to 1 when both were classified, and out-qualified Parsons 3 times to 5. 4 of the 9 starts ended in a retirement (44%).

Nationality: American
Born: 13 Jul 1914
Active: 1950 to 1957, 8 seasons
Teams: Kurtis Kraft, Epperly

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
9	1	0	4	n/a	n/a	20	4	1st	8th

First win: 1957 Indianapolis 500. Win rate 11.1% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Johnnie Parsons, Fred Agabashian, Jack McGrath, Jim Rathmann, Andy Linden. Or anyone else.

Season by season

Explained: how points and the championships work · how the points system changed since 1950 · the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings.

Bars: points per season, in the colour of that season's team (left scale). Line: championship position, first at the top (right scale). Hover or tap for the details of a season.

Season	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Championship
1957	Epperly	1	1	1	8	8th
1956	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	6	8th
1955	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	64th
1954	Kurtis Kraft	2	0	0	0	45th
1953	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	2	14th
1952	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	4	12th
1951	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	47th
1950	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	78th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points
Kurtis Kraft	1950–1956	8	0	0	3	12
Epperly	1957	1	1	0	1	8

All 1 wins

#	Race	Circuit	Team	Grid
1	1957 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Epperly	13

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1957 Indianapolis 500	Epperly	13	1	Finished	8
1956 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	13	2	Finished	6
1955 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	6	R	Transmission	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	10	R	Spun off	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	27	11	Finished	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	9	3	Finished	2
1952 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	5	3	Finished	4
1951 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	12	R	Engine	0
1950 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	25	R	Oil pressure	0